The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-06
KNIGHTS or LABOR.

KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
TIE THIRD DAYS SESSION
Expressions Of Sympathy for IrelNnd-Rs
ception to Michael Davitt-A Stormy
Time over tho Proteated Delegates. d.
l-A "a Colored Female Delegate. IS
MlNNEAPolls, Oct. 5.-The delegates {,
the General Assembly Of the Knights 0
Labor were little earlier in getting I,
work this morning. The,e had been n,
night Of social enjoyment to make then
laggard. There was an air OF bustl,
about the hotels, bat there was no excite
ment and little open talking, and It ap
pears as II tho preliminary work was vel
In hand. !f5I, 6$P lNti'g ,55E4E 056
Tho Convention was called to order a
e:15 this morning. The unfinished worl
OF tho Credentials Committee was ilrs
taken up. When the session closed Lao
night the credentials Of only $50 delegate!
+hadsbeen passed upon. 1t Is understood
that the numerous protests were referrst
back to the Credentials Committee for ad
ditional Information. The Committee
finished its work and was ready 10 report
this morning. It 10 understood that the
revised lat OF protests Is not large
probably. -FOUR, and perhaps eight. It Ii
quite likely, however, that the fight owe,
tho protests will be long and bitter. The
protested delegates were standing outside
the Convention hall this morning and they
appeared concerned as to the outcome Of
their cases. -5G.z,e l3
Michael Dayitt's appearance at the Con.
vsntion was the signal for considerable
applause. During the morning session
there was much animated discussion in
the hall and the hoarse voices Of the del.
egate8 could be heard wrangling out Ia
hall ways. Several women delegates ar.
rived at II O'Clock, among them Mira
Eaton, OF Washington, appointed by the
Chairman at tho Richmond Convention
Nothing tangible could be learned Of the
proceedings further than that there Was q
quarrel over filing credentials and tina,
eoms personality was INDUCED in. M
a resolution expressing sympathy With
Ireland came up to-day. Several promi.
nent delegates took part in the dis.
cussion. tlT :,
Miss ssvereace, very popular lady
member, said that the women OF America
as lar aa abe could see, we're under just
about as strong yoke ns those of Ire.
land. She said the judges on tho bench
the minister IN the pulpit, the bankers
and the monopolists were eudoayorinp
with all their might to down the Ameri-
can workingwomen. 2g5 Tlsh
MIR. Powderly then arose and said he
wiahed to hear from those representing
iarge, cont!ngenta that little had been
heard OF. He called upon Sister Hollipgs,
worth, 8 sterling representative Of the
South, who ssid that she represented
the! colored women OF the vast coun,
try beyond our southern boundary,
Her psople had suffered from the
CALLING yoke OF slavery, but she did no,
think that even that yoke WIG as bitter as
that which held the heads of the people
OF ireland, end that the women Of this
country were not as free aa they might be,
Brother Mitchell said thst the colorad
people felt that John Browns eoul yss
immortal, aud that the John Brown Of
the Irish race would go down to poste1ity
as o martyr. n a5!t s55 u
Cries Of "qucationp. were then, rsised
and MIR. Powderly called for RtandipY
vote, which was unanimous. =
Michael Dayitt said OF the relations Of
the Irish question to the cause OF lsbor
"Ihe Irish movement thasrendered eervice
to tho cause of reform eeewhere. In En-.
gland, Scotland and Wales workingmen
arc friendly to or demand homo rule, Il
has called attention to the unjust eystem Of
English lsndlo,dism, to its Importation to
your own country. Alien landlords hsye
been checked in the United States. Rail.
road corporations have no trouble in filch.
ing the landed pAtrimony of the republic,
In1s In part your are indebted TO the
Irish movement. The straggle Of the
masses against the claeses Ia the same
everywhere. The desire .for better
social condition is the chief problem
OF modern etatesmanship. With forced
emigration England is killing two birds
with one sto1e-she is Kidding hereelf OF
the Celtic element and reducing Ameri.
can working men to her level. This 10 a
phaHe Of the emigration question I would
ask you to consider. The ruling claasea
are endeavoring to make the Engliah
woykingmen emigrate. 4 The workers
claim that tho idle and do.aothing els.
ment should 60. [Applauae,l ~ &'1'8
. The whole afternoon session OF the
General Assembly waa spent in consider.
ing the protest cases which have occupied
much Of it's time. Z: .5.81gtF7
81 Upon tho call to order at 2 o'clock the
Gaze Of Joseph Buchanan, OF District AS
sembly E!ghty-uine, Denver, was
again taken up and continued in active
discussion until 4:30 fwhen'it was decided
by q atolcrably large ms,ority that he could
not be admitted. S.5.5..sls go. 49,.
91n the cases from dia!rlcs 10 {Mr. Pow
derly's) the delegates welo admitted.
Several otner protested delegates were
admitted. As soon as the cases are ali
disposed Of the Assembly will get down
10 routine business. l,f5. t.5 55.,8
A SAD INTERRUPTION.
Washburne Drops Dead in tho
~ Missionary Convention. 5taI
erRlNGFlRLD, MASS, Oct. 5.-E1.Gov-
ernor William .. Wsshburne, OF Green.
field, dropped dead in an ante.room in city
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